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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dad was retired military. He had a large office full of plaques and certificates on the wall (over 30 of them) from his years in the navy and government contracting. We “donated” all of them through an estate company. No one wanted them even the one from his retirement ceremony. I have no idea what relatives are supposed to do with these things. [/quote]

Same.  My dad was a 42 year lifer at the the same agency and highly respective.  So so so many awards/plaques when he retired.  He (actually my mom) displayed them in the house.  FF to them both dying and me having to clean out the house.  I had so much crap (and they weren't hoarders, actually the opposite - but 30+ years in a SFH there was stuff.)  My brothers took a couple, I took one that had some meaning and then  I threw the most "impressive" ones in a box and brought it to the agency when they celebrated him with a Hall of Fame and naming a library after him.  About a year later I got a call that they had cleaned out a closet and found a box of my dads.  Yep, the box I gave them.  I picked it up and tossed it in the trash.  If you want it, do your kids a favor and tell them it's ok to trash them after you go![/quote]

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